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Knife River Corporation North Central operator

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
MSHA operator ID: L00358

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
93
Mines on record
33
Years on record
2002–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
651
citations
126
significant & substantial
$206,416
proposed penalties
$175,342
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
2
2024
1
2023
4
2022
3
2020
4
2019
2
2018
1
2017
2
2016
2
2015
3
2014
1
2013
6
2012
3
2011
2 (1f)
2009
2
2008
2
2007
2
2006
5
2005
14
2004
10
2003
11
2002
10

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
December 8, 2011 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Knife River North Central · Struck by falling object

Employee was placing removable legs on a transfer conveyor. Conveyor was held in place by a loader. Removable leg fell and struck employee in the face, fatally injuring the employee.